A few questions that I now got a new rig...

[daiphan]

Hello all,

I got a new rig (i9 and GeForce 5070) and I would like to know at what resolution is ideal? Too high resolution makes the interface way too big. Do I just experiment with various settings or there is one that you recommend? Also the throttle is reversed on my Hotas as full forward kills the engine. Please advise and I eagerly await your replies. Dai 

Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop Intel Core Ultra 9 285 2025 32GB Memory NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB 2TB Storage Black DACT1250-9913BLK-PUS - Best Buy

 

Edited March 29 by daiphan

[AndreiTomescu]

Well, Dai, mate, some feedback if the new rig/ hotas fixed previous issues with the gameplay would be rightly appreciated ....... 

second, HIGHER resolution makes the interface SMALLER. choose what you see fit for you. I go with 1440p, as my old rig's performance and monitor size (quite small) doesn't allow for 4k.

Throttle reversed? simply check "invert axis" Like in any game. Or , better, when you set the throttle bindings, be careful at those info on the screen, they are sooo relevant and helpful.

Plt Off Tomescu out. 

[daiphan]

4 hours ago, AndreiTomescu said:

Well, Dai, mate, some feedback if the new rig/ hotas fixed previous issues with the gameplay would be rightly appreciated ....... 

second, HIGHER resolution makes the interface SMALLER. choose what you see fit for you. I go with 1440p, as my old rig's performance and monitor size (quite small) doesn't allow for 4k.

Throttle reversed? simply check "invert axis" Like in any game. Or , better, when you set the throttle bindings, be careful at those info on the screen, they are sooo relevant and helpful.

Plt Off Tomescu out. 

Thank you so much for your reply. When I select the highest solution (bottom) I only see the very large text so I have to go back out and choose lower resolution. Now I choose 1440 X 1080 and the interface fits the screen nicely. Even on my new rig at HIGH settings, the framerate is not very good. I see stuttering when rolling the plane. How do I see the FPS during the game so I can report back to you? Thank you so much! Dai 

Edited March 29 by daiphan

[AndreiTomescu]

DON'T use windowed mode! 

From the start, meaning the small window from which you start the game , from those general settings, choose "full screen"

34 minutes ago, daiphan said:

Now I choose 1440 X 1080 and the interface fits the screen nicely

😄😄😄 probably because that's your Windows resolution. 

36 minutes ago, daiphan said:

see stuttering when rolling

This rolling thing became kind-of obsessive. Think we need a @Catch  comment to cure this.

Post a short video, man. Otherwise, it's inconclusive.

41 minutes ago, daiphan said:

Even on my new rig at HIGH settings, the framerate is not very good.

What? Think one of us is lost here.

Higher settings, lower fps.

Lower settings, Higher fps.

So obviously to get higher fps, lower the settings. You can easily find with a Google search what settings have greater impact and where (cpu/gpu).

46 minutes ago, daiphan said:

How do I see the FPS during the game

Backspace.

Most/all of this can be found on the old forum in high detail, and that is accessible via Google search.

[daiphan]

49 minutes ago, AndreiTomescu said:

DON'T use windowed mode! 

From the start, meaning the small window from which you start the game , from those general settings, choose "full screen"

😄😄😄 probably because that's your Windows resolution. 

This rolling thing became kind-of obsessive. Think we need a @Catch  comment to cure this.

Post a short video, man. Otherwise, it's inconclusive.

What? Think one of us is lost here.

Higher settings, lower fps.

Lower settings, Higher fps.

So obviously to get higher fps, lower the settings. You can easily find with a Google search what settings have greater impact and where (cpu/gpu).

Backspace.

Most/all of this can be found on the old forum in high detail, and that is accessible via Google search.

I set the quality of the graphics to HIGH and it seems choppy. ULTRA is really choppy ! I set the FPS cap at 120. There 2 numbers top and bottom. Which one reflects FPS? I get like 40/65. The videos on YT shows really smooth flying and I think my machine is capable of that? Dai 

[BlitzPig_EL]

Set the resolution to the native resolution of your monitor.  What monitor do you have?  What is it's refresh rate?  What size is it?

The upper number is the frame rate, the lower is your field of view, which at 65 is zoomed in, which is what I asked you about before.

Here are my graphics setting in game, I run a 5070 Ti, and an AMD 7800 X3D cpu.  I consistently get 100 to 169fps in game with Vsync on to limit my FPS to the refresh rate of my monitor.  With Vsync off I was seeing 180+ fps at times.  

 

Something is very off in your graphics settings.  Keep at it,  you can get this sorted out.

 

 

[Gutholz]

Do you have graphics drivers installed?

[AndreiTomescu]

Ok, so this new rig of yours is a powerful machine, Dai. But it has to be ....tuned, set to work. It's NOT like a ps5, or such.

You don't have to fine tune it for each game, but GB game need some attention at first, and then, boom, you're set forever. You don't need huge fps, you need CONSTANT good fps.

For example, for my older rig, I've set fps from the graphic card software at 90 , both min and max. And it was a bit too much, so i chose 83, and now it stays there. 

You have to find a pleasant balance between graphic level, level of fps, stability of fps (constant frame time), resolution, corelation between monitor resolution and refresh rate and fps (v-sync!).

Your sweetspot, that is. A "automatic machine", like x-box, ps, does just this, but without your intervention.

Do you know some basics in order to do that?

If not, starting to listen to some tutorials on the web is very good. (There are some fine ones).

P.S.for ex: Clouds to extreme are very, very demanding, and not necessarily with huge better impact from high.

All info about each setting are easily found and explained by a simple Google search.

Edited March 29 by AndreiTomescu

[AndreiTomescu]

P.S 2: it is best to use the graphic card software for graphic settings, better that the ingame ones (limit min/max fps, sync, antialiasing, sharpening, etc).

[daiphan]

7 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

Set the resolution to the native resolution of your monitor.  What monitor do you have?  What is it's refresh rate?  What size is it?

The upper number is the frame rate, the lower is your field of view, which at 65 is zoomed in, which is what I asked you about before.

Here are my graphics setting in game, I run a 5070 Ti, and an AMD 7800 X3D cpu.  I consistently get 100 to 169fps in game with Vsync on to limit my FPS to the refresh rate of my monitor.  With Vsync off I was seeing 180+ fps at times.  

 

Something is very off in your graphics settings.  Keep at it,  you can get this sorted out.

 

 

I use 50 inch TV so what would the refresh rate be? Dai 

[BlitzPig_EL]

I would have no idea.  That would be in the specs of your set.   That's a pretty big screen to be driven by a standard 5070 with things set to high.

I do know that standard TV panels do not make good computer monitors, or at lest they never used to.

[daiphan]

Hi all,

This is my rig and I use 50" TV monitor. With this set up I get over 150 FPS. Please comment on my graphics settings. Dai 

Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop Intel Core Ultra 9 285 2025 32GB Memory NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB 2TB Storage Black DACT1250-9913BLK-PUS - Best Buy

PS: Why the spec does not have the CPU speed?  

Edited March 30 by daiphan

[OSIW]

Where do you have your tv plugged in? Motherboard or gpu?

[AEthelraedUnraed]

6 hours ago, daiphan said:

This is my rig and I use 50" TV monitor. With this set up I get over 150 FPS. Please comment on my graphics settings. Dai 

If you get 150 FPS, I'm not sure what the issue is?

6 hours ago, daiphan said:

PS: Why the spec does not have the CPU speed?

It does. Look under the heading "Processor".

[OSIW]

What does enabling vr hmd do, if your`re playing on a monitor/tv?

[daiphan]

2 hours ago, OSIW said:

Where do you have your tv plugged in? Motherboard or gpu?

To HDMI of the PC. Dai 

1 hour ago, OSIW said:

What does enabling vr hmd do, if your`re playing on a monitor/tv?

I will turn that features off. Dai 

[OSIW]

59 minutes ago, daiphan said:

To HDMI of the PC. Dai 

I will turn that features off. Dai 

You most likely have more than one hdmi port on your pc. Maybe the manufacturer closed the wrong one(s) with a plastic cap or so anyways.

The gpu port is the correct one. The gpu most likely has only hdmi and dp ports.

The mobo port can work as well, but can also cause trouble. The mobo has a lot of different ports and cables.

[AndreiTomescu]

11 hours ago, daiphan said:

50 inch TV so what would the refresh rate be

The one that it does! 😄😄😄

It depends on the age and model. Usually, 60 Hz. Modern ones, dedicated to console gaming, do 120 Hz. some even 144 hz. And some are adaptative to the read imput.

The cable is also important, it should be a 4k one. And it has to be plugged in the gpu exit. Just like osiw said.

Anyhow, you can kill the audience with 150 fps reported, if the display can do 60 refresh, 60 fps is what you'll get.

And here comes the v-sync in action, otherwise the fast images will be choppy.

On the image you've shown , the most important, vsync, in unchecked. But you can do also this from nvidia software

[daiphan]

1 hour ago, AndreiTomescu said:

The one that it does! 😄😄😄

It depends on the age and model. Usually, 60 Hz. Modern ones, dedicated to console gaming, do 120 Hz. some even 144 hz. And some are adaptative to the read imput.

The cable is also important, it should be a 4k one. And it has to be plugged in the gpu exit. Just like osiw said.

Anyhow, you can kill the audience with 150 fps reported, if the display can do 60 refresh, 60 fps is what you'll get.

And here comes the v-sync in action, otherwise the fast images will be choppy.

On the image you've shown , the most important, vsync, in unchecked. But you can do also this from nvidia software

There is only ONE HDMI on the back of the PC. When I uncheck VSYNC. the PFS goes up dramatically. So shall I check or uncheck? Dai  

[daiphan]

6 hours ago, AEthelraedUnraed said:

If you get 150 FPS, I'm not sure what the issue is?

It does. Look under the heading "Processor".

Yes it is 2.5 Ghz but the minimum requirements for I5/7 is 3 Ghz. So that means my PC is not adequate enough? Dai 

[AndreiTomescu]

31 minutes ago, daiphan said:

There is only ONE HDMI on the back of the PC. When I uncheck VSYNC. the PFS goes up dramatically. So shall I check or uncheck? Dai  

Think a bit. Think, don't rush. The fps goes up. Why? Because it goes to the max your powerful rig can. But where goes all that power? Nowhere, because since your display can't show more that it does.

It's like you have a 500 hp car with 145/50R13 tyres. It won't accelerate above the friction between tyres and asphalt. Got it?

So YES, vsync is always on. 

You can't see more than the TV shows. It's impossible. If your TV does 60hz, that's 60 fps. No more, ever. 150 fps output, wasted. Just heat, and, without v-sync, choppy image.

2.5ghz is the base clock for your pc. Like minimum revs for a car. Idle power, if you like. your intel ultra 9 core  is beast, that goes up to 5.6 ghz!!! But only when needed. Do you drive your car at max power/rpm all the time? Or just for short moments, sometimes? It's the same.

But, man, try to learn something from this hole setup stuff. It will serve you well in the future.

And, IMHO, try to understand why choose a setting or other. Also very helpful.

[AEthelraedUnraed]

7 hours ago, daiphan said:

Yes it is 2.5 Ghz but the minimum requirements for I5/7 is 3 Ghz. So that means my PC is not adequate enough? Dai 

I still don't see the issue. If you get 150 FPS, why care about requirements? Your PC is fine. Play around with the settings a bit, see what the various settings do with the graphics quality and FPS. It's a highly subjective tradeoff anyhow.

[daiphan]

16 hours ago, AEthelraedUnraed said:

I still don't see the issue. If you get 150 FPS, why care about requirements? Your PC is fine. Play around with the settings a bit, see what the various settings do with the graphics quality and FPS. It's a highly subjective tradeoff anyhow.

With Vsync off I get over 150 PFS. With on always 58-60 PFS. They both look the same to me without being choppy or screen tearing when Vsync is off. So leave it off for maximum PFS? I use 50" 4K TV so I do not know if Vsync makes a difference? Also what is the ideal PFS that simulates real life situation? Dai 

[OSIW]

If you don`t see the difference between 60 and 150fps, why do you want to stress your gpu?

[Aapje]

On 3/30/2026 at 3:42 PM, daiphan said:

Yes it is 2.5 Ghz but the minimum requirements for I5/7 is 3 Ghz. So that means my PC is not adequate enough? Dai 

As I said before, that is the idle clock speed, which is irrelevant. It will go way faster when actually playing a game.